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jakeshouse

jakeshouse noun: an outbuilding with a jakes: an outhouse.

Noun

jakeshouse (plural jakeshouses)

  1. (obsolete) An outbuilding with a jakes: an outhouse.
    • A dounghill God, […] a God of the jakeshouse.1577, "H.I." translating H. Bullinger as 50 Godlie Sermons, III, v, iii
    Synonyms:
    outhouse

Synonyms of jakeshouse

Forms of jakeshouse

pluraljakeshouses
alternative formjakes-house
alternative formjakes house

Origin of jakeshouse

From jakes (“outhouse; lavatory”) + house, to clarify the intended sense.

Questions about jakeshouse

What does jakeshouse mean?
Jakeshouse means an outbuilding with a jakes: an outhouse.
What part of speech is jakeshouse?
Jakeshouse is a noun.
What is the plural of jakeshouse?
The plural of jakeshouse is jakeshouses.

Words near jakeshouse in the dictionary

  1. jakes house
  2. jakes houses
  3. jakes-house
  4. jakes-houses
  5. jakeses
  6. jakeshouse
  7. jakeshouses
  8. Jakester
  9. jakey
  10. jakeys
  11. jakfruit

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